An arrest warrant was issued for Jordan David Shepherd On Sept. 12 for a probation breach in the VIctoria area. (Submitted photo)

By Ian Holmes

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Arrest warrant issued after Nanaimo romance scammer allegedly breaches probation

Sep 13, 2019 | 8:45 AM

NANAIMO — An arrest warrant has been issued for a former Nanaimo man well known for duping several woman out of more than $13,000.

Nanaimo RCMP Cst. Gary O’Brien said Jordan David Shepherd, 36, is wanted for breaching the terms of his probation in the Victoria area between Aug. 14 and Sept. 12, 2019.

Shepherd was sentenced in May of last year to four-and-a-half months in prison and two-years probation after he pleaded guilty to seven fraud charges for offences committed in 2017.

In all of the cases, Shepherd told the women he needed to borrow money and asked them to cash cheques from a non-existent company called On the Rocks Surveying.

Shepherd, a Dover Bay Secondary graduate in Nanaimo, would then pocket the money and not pay his victims back.

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Following his jail sentence for the crimes, Shepherd was convicted for driving offences in Victoria, Langford and Port Alberni, according to court records.

Shepherd also racked up a pair of probation breaches and for failing to attend court.

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